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C_U_L8R

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6. Racism and hate speech

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 06:52 PM

Aug 2018

have no place in our society. That said these bigots have every right to stand on their own front porches and shout whatever. But no one is obligated to promote it, enable it or carry it on their online businesses or anywhere for that matter.

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Trump: "That is really a dangerous thing because that could be you tomorrow..." [View all] Miles Archer Aug 2018 OP

I hope it is him tomorrow. TheCowsCameHome Aug 2018 #1

If we lived in a sane world he would have been banned from Twitter BEFORE the election Eliot Rosewater Aug 2018 #3

This! Yonnie3 Aug 2018 #9

The meltdown would be extraordinary PatSeg Aug 2018 #13

Subscribing to Spanky's Twitter feed must affect people negatively donkeypoofed Aug 2018 #2

He blocks anyone who disagrees with him! dixiegrrrrl Aug 2018 #10

The social media companies are private. Girard442 Aug 2018 #4

Oh my! OilemFirchen Aug 2018 #5

Racism and hate speech C_U_L8R Aug 2018 #6

Exactly! Well said! nt WePurrsevere Aug 2018 #8

and he probably said that with a straight face after all his bullying of people on his Twitter riversedge Aug 2018 #7

Wonder what his screen name is over at free republic and stormfront. madinmaryland Aug 2018 #11

these are private companies and have no obligation to post trump or anyone else nt msongs Aug 2018 #12

Talk's cheap asshole. lpbk2713 Aug 2018 #14

Twitter cutting him off Turbineguy Aug 2018 #15